Mounting amps on the rear brackets

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If a want to Mount my Powersoft K6 so they are hanging in free air what brackets do i get to use the rear mounts on the amp? 

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Hvedstrup Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Registered User Joined: 30 October 2009 Status: Offline Points: 413	Post Options Post Reply Quote Hvedstrup Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Mounting amps on the rear brackets Posted: 13 January 2017 at 7:25am
	Hi all If a want to Mount my Powersoft K6 so they are hanging in free air what brackets do i get to use the rear mounts on the amp?

B_Bender Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Registered User Joined: 28 October 2016 Location: Surrey Status: Offline Points: 118	Post Options Post Reply Quote B_Bender Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 January 2017 at 9:44am
	you probably have to make one as they're all different. Or get an amp rack custom made with the right angle rack strip. Powersoft are designed not to need free air above or below, they have very good cooling. You're better off taking the time to clean the filters often, and install a fan or four in the back of your amp rack.

MattStolton Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 04 September 2010 Location: Walthamstow Status: Offline Points: 4234	Post Options Post Reply Quote MattStolton Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 January 2017 at 11:26am
	Rail support rails/slides are commonly used in IT server racks, makes sliding heavey gear in and out a doddle. Most rack mount UPSs come with them as standard extras. Simply a piece of L angle which attaches to front and back rail. Unit slides in on rail, and do up front bolts. Some variations, but pretty much it. We did a lot of massive 100V line PA racks, in Schroff Racks, and slides made service a breeze. The clever ones don't loose a "u" under the slide, cheapo means you have to leave 1U gap to allow for the slide, but a 1U vent panel is never a bad thing, even with decent cooling design of a powersoft.
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Hvedstrup Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Registered User Joined: 30 October 2009 Status: Offline Points: 413	Post Options Post Reply Quote Hvedstrup Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 January 2017 at 12:07pm
	Maybe something like this https://www.amazon.com/Gruber-Rack-Mount-Shelf-Rails/dp/B003H7LHP0

dylan-penguinmedia Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 14 April 2011 Location: Brighton Status: Offline Points: 4575	Post Options Post Reply Quote dylan-penguinmedia Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13 January 2017 at 1:36pm
	It's made a lot easier if the rack only has 1 make / model of amp - so a few K10's or similar is easy. You just need to fit the rack strip that will take rack nuts on the side, at 90 degrees to the front / back. Like this stuff: http://www.canford.co.uk/Images/ItemImages/large/16-105_01.jpg If you have a shock mounted rack with the steel frame, things become a bit more tricky. Or if you want to secure amps of varying depths in the same rack. The installation racks we use have slots to allow you to vary the depth of the front and back strips to suit; piece of piss.